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Chapter Eleven

The music played softly as everyone gathered in their seats, everyone was ready for the wedding to start.

Backstage everyone was putting the final touches on their look. All the sudden Brooke blurted out, "What if I'm not ready to get married!"

"Please, Brooke, you and Lucas have been together forever, you are definitely ready," Haley explained. "You were all he talked about in high school, it got a little annoying, but I learned to deal with it, and now it's your turn to deal with him." Brooke still didn't look convinced.

"I felt the same way before I was married," Peyton admitted. "I almost got cold feet, too, but I knew after I sat down a moment and thought that this was the right thing to do and I really loved Jake and we were going to get married."

"Maybe I should sit down and think, like you did," Brooke suggested.

"Whatever you need to do," Peyton said. The four girls walked to the edge of the door getting ready to leave before Peyton turned around. "Just know this, whatever you decide we will push you down that isle ourselves, if we have to. You and Lucas were meant to be and that's a fact, not an opinion." Brooke smiled. She was so lucky to have great friends, who were always right. She and Lucas were made for each other. After the girls left Brooke checked herself in the mirror one more time before walking out the door to her wedding.

Brooke walked into the room where you wait before they open the big doors and you walk out. They could hear the song "Here Comes the Bride" start to play. The big doors opened and first to go were Lily and Jack, the flower girl and ring barrier. After they got about half way down Lily stopped and everyone wondered why. Suddenly she said, "Hold on, I ran out of flowers to throw!" Everyone let out a little chuckle as someone told Lily and Jack to keep going and they made it to the end and sat down in their seats.

After the two little ones were Peyton and Jake followed by Bevin and Skills. Next was Nathan and Haley. Haley began to almost shake. Nathan must hate her so much for leaving, but Brooke said there was no one else and they had to walk down the isle together because they are the maid-of-honor and the best man, then she started to cry a bit and Haley gave in.

As they joined arms like they were supposed to to walk down the isle, Haley couldn't help but feel safe. Feeling those big muscular arms again made her almost jump in her dress. She knew she missed him as much as Jack did, but she couldn't just forgive him on the spot for everything.

Suddenly the music began to get louder and everyone stood up, it was Brooke's turn to walk down the isle. Brooke stepped out from behind the door and into the sight of everyone in the church. A couple people gasped at how beautiful she looked. Her soft chocolate hair was pulled into a neat bun with little curls sticking out here and there. Her make up was done perfectly. She had on a light golden eye shadow with foundation that matched her skin perfectly, her eyeliner was not too thick and her eyelashes were curled just enough. It was as she just came down from heaven as an angel.

Brooke wrapped her elbows around her fathers and they slowly walked down the isle together until she met with Lucas. As her father gave her to Lucas he kissed her gently on her forehead and she and Lucas walked up the stairs to face the priest.

"You look like an angel," Lucas whispered in Brooke's ears and she smiled and began to blush.

"Dearly beloved," started the priest, "we are gathered here today to celebrate the holy sacrament of marriage between this couple, Brooke and Lucas."

The wedding went on for a bit and finally it was time for the vows. "One of the things we do here is let the couple write their own vows. They are not allowed to say them to the other until this day. So Lucas, you may start."

"For a while," Lucas started, "I was having trouble putting into words how I felt about you, Brooke. I still no this will not be perfect because there are no words to describe how I feel, but I have done the best I can. From the moment I saw you freshmen year in high school, I knew you were the one. Although, it took you two more years you finally figured it out." Everyone on the audience let out a little chuckle. "Sure, we've had our ups and downs and now we're having a baby, but there is nothing in this world that would make me change any of that. Because of our fighting we have grown stronger because of our break-ups we had time to realize just how much we needed each other to survive. I need you Brooke, and I love you, more then you will ever know." Brooke let down a little tear and Lucas gently wiped it off her face. She gave him a hug then it was Brooke's turn.

"I new I loved you from the first date we had," she said and turned to the crowd and put her hand around her mouth pretending to whisper. "I made him get a tattoo." Everyone laughed again and Brooke turned to Lucas a bit more serious now. "Sure you've broken my heart a few times and I know I've broken yours, but through it all we've stuck together and that's what's most important. I'm looking forward to the years to come that I will spend with you and I know that some of the roads we take will be bumpy, but well always make it out because, well, simply because we were made for each other. I love you, Luke." Brooke looked in the crowd and saw a couple people were crying, but she tried to hold back her tears, she didn't want to mess up her make-up and have a red face, but she wasn't doing a very good job at it.

Finally it was time to exchange the rings. Nathan brought up the rings and gave one to Brooke and one to Lucas. After they exchanged the rings the priest spoke. "I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride." Brooke and Lucas kissed each other passionate before letting go. More music was playing loudly through the church as everyone walked down the isle. It seemed to be the perfect wedding.

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Everyone in the wedding had to take a few pictures before they got in the limo and made their way to the reception. Haley had been doing her best to avoid Nathan, but knew at the wedding it would be nearly impossible and she knew Jack would want to talk to him.

After everyone ate it was time to party! They started off by dancing and the three girls immediately hit the dance floor. Soon after it was time for Brooke to throw her flowers. All the girls who were not married lined up and Brooke turned around and threw the flowers, and Haley caught them! Everyone cheered.

Then it was time to cut the cake. Lucas helped Brooke cut the cake and they each took a piece and shoved it in each others faces, everyone laughed. "You messed up my make-up," Brooke laughed as she hit him playfully. She was so glad everything had worked out. So far it really had lived up the be the perfect wedding. Just then a slow song came on the dance floor and Haley decided she had to go to the bathroom.

After she washed her hands and walked out she wasn't watching where she was going and ran into someone. Without even looking up at first she said sorry, but then she looked at him and realized who he was.

"I've been trying to get your attention all night," the tall figure said.

Haley sighed. "Yea and I've been avoiding you, Nathan."

"Look, Hales, just give me a chance to explain," he pleaded and Haley put her hands on her hips.

"I'm listening."

"I just got freaked out, Hales," she admitted. "You have to admit Jack came as sort of a shock to me, and everything was just going so fast, I guess I freaked. I tried to make up excuses, but I took it too far and ever since you and Jack have been gone I've had time to think and now I'm ready. I got all my nerves out, and I'm ready to be the perfect dad I know I can be."

Haley sighed again. "I just don't know if I can trust you, Nathan. How will I know you aren't going to get scared again? I can't let that happen to Jack, last time I took him back to California he was heart broken. I just don't know."

"You can trust me, Hales," he said, "because I love you and I love Jack." Just then all the feelings Haley had been holding in for five years. She loved Nathan too, and she regretted leaving him everyday of her life.

"I love you, too," she said quietly a small tear running down her cheek. Just then, out of the blue, Nathan kissed her and she allowed it. They kissed long and passionately.

"Karen is going to baby-sit Jack for the night," Haley whispered into Nathan's ears, which made the hairs on his neck stand up. "Come back to my place after the reception?" Nathan smiled and nodded before following Haley back into the reception. For the rest of the night they still pretended like they were mad, but deep down both of them knew they weren't.


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